Jed-Forest chief Gordon Hume shrugged off the club's latest relegation bombshell and vowed: ``We'll waste no time in bouncing back.''

The Riverside Park side took the dreaded drop in the wake of their 44-11 defeat at Currie, while Border rivals Gala completed their great escape by outgunning Boroughmuir 31-13 at Meggetland.

Manager Hume said: ``It is all bitterly disappointing but we have been here before two or three times.

``We have always managed to turn our fortunes pretty quickly and I am confident we can do the same again.''

He added: ``The lads just didn't do themselves justice when it mattered. But what is particularly hard to take is that fact that we have been relegated after winning eight matches.

``To go down with a record close to 50% is a very bitter pill to swallow. Currie had the ideal start with an interception try. That settled their nerves and piled the pressure on us and from then on they were ahead of us in most facets of play.''

Currie coach Bruce Macnaughton said: ``I was delighted about that performance considering the pressure we were under. It was probably our best all-round display of the season. What we had told the guys was that they could not go out frightened the ambition they possessed had to come out, and they showed that.''

Currie's scores came from Finlay Bibby, Duncan Wilson, John Shaw and skipper Nick Armstrong while Mike Duncan claimed the rest of the points with the boot. Jed could only respond with a Kevin Liddle try, a Clark Laidlaw drop and a penalty from Kevin Amos.

Meanwhile, relieved Gala coach Finlay Calder has pleaded with Murrayfield chiefs to revamp their Premiership relegation system.

The former Lions skipper said: ``Two teams going down is too many for a 10-team league. Only the bottom side should drop, with the second bottom playing against the Premier Two runners-up in a decider.

``The quality of matches over the past few months has suffered because too many teams have been involved in the relegation battle.''

Touchdowns from Mike Elliot, Gareth Brown, PJ Solomon and Scott Patersonensured the all-important bonus point for Gala, while Paterson added a string of kicks. Mark Murray cruised in for Muir's consolation try, with Bruce Reekie slotting a penalty, conversion and drop-goal.

Selkirk eased their Premier Two relegation fears by beating Biggar 26-22 to make sure of the vital bonus point at Philiphaugh leaving the Lanarkshire men struggling to beat the drop.

The home side's tries came from Martin Murray, David Hunter (2) and Scott Tomlinson, while Guy Blair landed a series of kicks.

Scotland Under-19 playmaker Ally Warnock was the Biggar star with a try, two conversions and a drop-goal, while Ian McAlpine and Fraser Campbell also went over.